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SORUB, BRUSH ATTACHMENT. No. 371,515. Patent-ed Oct. 11,1887.

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UNITED STATES SCRUB-BRUSH PATENT OFFICE.

OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,515, dated October11, 1887.

Application filed April 30, 1887. Serial No. 236,630. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. NO\VOTNY, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Scrub-Brush Attachments,

which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im[0 proved scrubbrush attachment; Fig. 2, a transverse central section ofthe same, and Fig. 3 a perspective view of a,modification.

My device relates to an improvement in attachments for scrub-brushes;and it consists in a metal frame clamped on the brush having ahorizontal perforated tube, with a tube within the handle which has ahose attachment thereto, so that water from the hydrant may bedischarged through the perforated tube in front of the brush and thusmaterially assist the cleaning process, all of which will now be fullyset forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinary scrub or pavementbrush. I provide a metal frame, B, having transverse ribs 0 therein andvertical arms D on the inner side, provided with clamp screws E therein, while oppositely are downturned arms F, provided on the inner sideswith pointed studs G, engaging with the wood part of the brush, and thusbe retained in position within the frame by means of the clamping-screwsE.

The lower parts of the arms F are provided with openings H, to receivetherein the horizontal tube or pipe I, closed at the ends, but providedon the inner side with a series of perforations or openings, J. Theseopenings are preferably disposed in three rows or series, one of whichis disposed so that the water will be discharged vertically beneath thepipe, and another so disposed as to project the water forwardly from thebrush, so as to moisten the dirt, while the third is designed todischarge the Water rearwardly upon the brush. Centrally to this piece Ia rearwardly-projecting section of tube, K, is designed to pass throughkeepers L on the inner part of the metal frame B. This tube is designedto be slightly upturned rearwardly, and forms the handle of the device.Rearwardly the end of this tube or handle K is provided with a couplingand valve,M, to which aseetion of hose is attached. This hose may eitherbe attached to a pump or hydrant, so that the water may pass through thehandle and tube I under a pressure.

Fig. 3 represents a modification of my device, where in lieu of thetubular handle K only a short section of the handle connecting with theframe B is provided, and instead of attaching the hose at the upper endof the to handle it is attached directly to the frame B, so as to comeabove the pipe I, as shown at B.

As will readily be noticed, it is immaterial whether the hose aredirectly attached to the frame B, at a short distance from the frame 6B, or at the upper end of the handle, as the various uses andapplications will necessitate modifying this feature.

What I claim is In combination with the brush A, the metal frame B,having oppositely-disposed arms D and F, extending down over the wood,the latter arms having openings H, receiving therein the perforated tubeI, the set-screw E, and the tube K, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 10th day of February, 1887, in the presence of witnesses.

JOHN S. NOIVO'IN Y.

